Issue Feb 05-11 2025: On February 9, 2025, Ecuadorians went to the polls to vote for president as well as choose the new configuration of the Asamblea Nacional, the country’s unicameral legislature made up of 151 asambleístas. In recent years, it was controlled by parties that have defended the legacy of former leftist President Rafael

Issue Jan 29-Feb 04 2025: On January 30, 2025, Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo consolidated their total domination of all levers of power in Nicaragua as president and “co-president.” They came to control all branches of government and civil society when the legislature ratified their latest constitutional change. Commentators assessed the new grim reality.

Issue Jan 22-28 2025: Over the last weekend of January 2025, the government Gustavo Petro refused to allow U.S. military planes carrying deportees to land, insisting that undocumented Colombian migrants not be treated as criminals, while also calling for “dignified treatment protocols.” In response, Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on all Colombian imports, after

Issue Jan 15-21 2025: With the second inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States in January 2025, Latin American nations examined and evaluated his pledges to deport millions of Latin Americans living illegally in the country while militarizing, and even closing, the border with Mexico. Commentators across the region scrutinized Trump’s plans

Issue Jan 08-14 2025: On January 10, 2025, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro took the oath of office for a third term. The ceremony was condemned as illegitimate by both the opposition and most of the international community; the United States has offered a $25 million dollar reward for his arrest. Maduro ignored the objections to

Issue Jan 01-07 2025: In the first week of January 2025, Edmundo González Urrutia, standard-bearer of the Venezuelan opposition coalition Plataforma Unitaria Democrática (PUD), traveled the region to demonstrate international solidarity for his claim to the Venezuelan presidency. On July 28, 2024, he competed in the presidential election against the current Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro,

Issue Dec 01-31 2024: During December 2024 Brazilians felt on edge politically. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva needed emergency surgery to relieve pressure from bleeding under his skull, which only heightened questions about how fit their 79-year-old leader is to continue with his duties, not to mention worries surrounding a possible fourth term. What is

Issue Nov 15-30 2024: On November 24, 2024, Uruguay elected Yamandú Orsi of the Frente Amplio (FA) as its next president in the second-round contest, returning the left to power after five years of conservative rule. Orsi received 49.8% of the vote over the 45.9% garnered by Álvaro Delgado of the Partido Nacional, with a

Issue Nov 06-14 2024: In early November 2024, commentators around Latin America and across the political spectrum gamed out what they see as the likely implications for the region during the second Trump administration.

Issue Oct 30-Nov 05 2024: Despite being barred from running again, former President Evo Morales of Bolivia wants to challenge President Luis Arce, his former ally, for the nomination of the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) party in August 2025. To that end, Morales’ supporters have held the country hostage with a series of blockades, during